The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,
Moulins-sur-Orne,
Les Marteaux' and
Bel œuvre. The commune is within the area known as the
Plaine d'Argentan, which is known for its cereal growing fields and horse stud farms. Moulins-sur-Orne along with another 65 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare,
Natura 2000 conservation area, called the
Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. The commune has three rivers running through it, the river
Orne and one of its tributaries the
Houay, plus a tributary to the Houay, called the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot ==Notable buildings and places==